Oven-Roasted Asparagus

Submitted by AmyZoe

"Feel free to add Italian or Greek herbs for extra seasoning. I used some sicilian seasoning with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. I made 18 spears at once and just added a tablespoon of oil and adjusted the seasoning to suit. This was so tasty I couldn't stop eating it once it came out of the oven. Nice and crunchy and bursting with flavor. Recipe courtesy of about.com."

 

• Ready In: 12mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• asparagus
• olive oil (a teaspoon for 6 spears)
• salt
• pepper
• herbs (mixtures of dried Italian or Green herbs)
• lemon juice (a few drops)

directions

1. To grill, follow instructions below except heat the grill instead of the oven, don't use a baking sheet, and turn once during cooking.
2. Preheat oven to 425.
3. Prepare the asparagus by snapping off the ends or trimming the very end and peeling the tough part with a vegetable peeler.
4. Put on a cookie sheet or baking pan.
5. Drizzle the oil over the asparagus. Follow with salt, pepper, herbs, and lemon.
6. Get in there with your hands and smear it all over.
7. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes, until tender.

Reviews

[Boomette]

I used dried oregano and dried lavender. It was very good. Thanks AmyZoe :) Made for Cookbook tag game

 

[Jeri Roth Lande]

These were simple to make and tasted great. I found I needed to cook closer to 20 min to get the right degree of crispiness.

 

[Noor.Khalid]

This was a great companion to our chicken breast tonight. You really can't go wrong with this recipe as it adapts well to any combination of herbs and spices you like. I also added 1/4 of a lime juice to the mix as well. Highly recommended--thanks for posting, AmyZoe! :)

 

[nemokitty]

This is the ONLY way I eat asparagus now. This way it doesn't get all slimy and mushy. I can't believe I used to buy the asparagus in cans. Never again after tasting the oven roasted dish! Made for PAC Spring 2012.